Sainsbury's partners with Openreach to offer engineers access to ultra-rapid EV charging

Stuart Stone
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Emma Williams, director of commercial and customer at Smart Charge (L) and said Judy O’Keefe, fleet director at Openreach (R) - Credit: Openreach
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Emma Williams, director of commercial and customer at Smart Charge (L) and said Judy O’Keefe, fleet director at Openreach (R) - Credit: Openreach

Sainsbury's Smart Charge service to provide UK’s second-largest commercial EV fleet with access to ultra-rapid charging in 80 locations

Openreach has signed an agreement with Sainsbury's electric vehicle (EV) charging network to provide its digital engineers with access competitive rates when using ultra-rapid charging hubs at 80 locations...

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